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Then IMSA is off until the (most likely last) shared WEC weekend at COTA, then PLM in October. Which may or may not share the same weekend as WEC at Fuji.
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SGT isn't happening at the same time.
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It's interesting how racing events tend to cluster on the same weekends quite often. It gets more cluttered when you throw NASCAR and F1 into the mix as well as other series that are televised or streamed.
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Never been there or to that race, unfortunately. I roasted myself at the ones mentioned.
In that damn Yankee Matt's defense, this weekend in Danville will be quite "warm" indeed. TODAY AUG 26 Partly Cloudy 93° 71° SAT AUG 27 Mostly Cloudy 93° 70° SUN AUG 28 Sunny 91° 68° We hit the 60s down here this week for the first time since June? |
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I roast myself at LRP every year.
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So last year at COTA was one of the worst experiences of my life.
First off, it is hot as balls in Texas in September (gee, maybe that's why attendance is so low). Second, I started feeling sick on Friday morning. By Sunday morning I was full blown sick and was just hoping beyond hope that I could make it through the day without getting everyone else sick. Half hour into the race I literally felt like I was either going to pass out from heat exhaustion, or just die from some other cause. So I headed to the medical tent. They popped a thermometer in my mouth and it came back with a reading of 105 degrees!!! Sadly had to leave the track at that point and go back to my hotel and get in bed. I was gutted to be leaving the track after having looked forward to it for months. Went to the doctor when I got back on Monday. She said that the nurse at the track was negligent for not forcing me into an ambulance to take me to the nearest hospital. I'm a dumb guy and didn't know that you can apparently get brain damage from a temperature that high. Turned out I had a severe case of pneumonia. So... Don't ever want to have to go through that ever again! And... I think I can safely say that I have already been the hottest I will ever be at a race track! |
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Hi guys. I haven't posted in awhile; but I lurk occasionally (like for 24 hours in June).
I'm making my first trip to VIR tomorrow with my oldest friend/racebud. We've had it on the list for a long time but something always came up (except one of those round tuits.) Looking forward to a race with no Portable Cautions! Mention of road music reminded me that Road Atlanta has the twin aggravations of Drift and EDM this weekend. Since I live about 3 miles from Road Atlanta and will drive past tomorrow AM, I have already picked out a raucous late punk track to play obnoxiously LOUD/windows down. Barber got decent turnouts in late July. I went to 'Dega a few times 70's - 80's and being younger, dumber, and thinner (sweat better); I preferred late July as the infield wasn't so packed. In the days of "official" attendance figures, they would sell 30,000 fewer tickets than for late April. I have never been east of the second I-85 exit in NC. Does anyone have route advice? Bing maps doesn't know I-485 is complete north of Charlotte. Is that a better choice than straight through on I-85? Is concession food at VIR decent? Is there a paddock area cafe with a TV that could have on the Belgian GP Sunday AM? For your amusement, the historic Glenn Bunch AAGT HEMI Challenger at VIR 2007. At 1:18, note the 40-170 mph out of Oak Tree shifting at 6000... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1RB6_497c |
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We have had three practice sessions now and we have had almost no discussion of the on-track action. This Thread is awesome!
I've been impressed by how fast the GTD cars are compared to the GT LM. In practice 3 the leaders in both classes were only separated by 2.2 seconds |
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I'll see you at PLM. I'm hoping it doesn't rain this year. My shoes never recovered from the mud and wet. They sat on the back porch until spring and then I threw them away.
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The GT3's are indeed way faster than the GTD cars from last year. 6 seconds a lap faster I think? So yeah the folks in GTLM won't be lapping GT3 as much this time. So less traffic to worry about in the first stint of the race. Might get challenging in the 2nd and 3rd fuel stints. It would be nice of the GTLM pole can get down into the 1:40 min range. I do like seeing the GT cars fast. Link to 2013 ALMS race for qualifying for comparison: http://www.racingsportscars.com/resu...013-10-05.html The field is tight though I hope to see someone other than Corvette or Ford win this time out. Do you think we can get a full course yellow free race or are the Porsche guys going to bump somebody off the road and cause one to come out? Last edited by MaskedRacer; 27 Aug 2016 at 14:52. |
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Madison Snow might pull off pole. He really has not done that great this season. So even a top 2 would be good for him.
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Too bad the pole qualifying can't be super early or super late in the day. The heat will keep the lap times higher.
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Cracker of a Qing session!
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The tires held up. Probably using at least a medium compound. Too hot to use softs. Vette was the class in qualifying, lets see if it stays that way in the race. Not too delighted to see the Audi/Lambo fest in GTD tbh.
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